Attack in Nice was the ‘fault of Western elites who lack guts’, says Newt Gingrich
Former House speaker wants to ‘test’ all Muslims in the US and deport those who believe in Sharia law
Following the attack in Nice that killed at least 84 people, former House speaker Newt Gingrich has called for deporting every American with a Muslim background who believes in Sharia law.
“Western civilization is in a war. We should frankly test every person here who is of a Muslim background and if they believe in Sharia they should be deported,” Gingrich told Fox News’ Sean Hannity.
“Sharia is incompatible with western civilization. Modern Muslims who have given up Sharia, glad to have them as citizens. Perfectly happy to have them next door,” he added.
Gingrich also said that the attack in Nice is the “fault of Western elites who lack the guts to do what is right, to do what is necessary,” and suggested that mosques in America need to be monitored.
Gingrich’s proposal, which made no distinction between US citizens and non-citizens, would violate scores of First Amendment-based Supreme Court rulings as well as civil rights laws which together bar discrimination on the basis of religion, entanglement by the government in religion and restrictions on freedom of expression.
